Vikings Urged to Trade $13 Million Playmaker for Exciting Young QB
An ESPN report on the eve of Super Bowl Sunday deemed the Minnesota Vikings as a team that could potentially trade up in the draft to land LSU quarterback and Heisman winner Jayden Daniels.
But how the Vikings get there could be more defining than Daniels’ outlook as a pro. The bar for a potential trade-up in the draft was set when the San Francisco 49ers offered three first-round picks to land Trey Lance No. 3 overall in 2021.
The Vikings are among several teams searching for a future franchise quarterback. They may have to contend with the Atlanta Falcons, whose No. 8 overall pick would hold an advantage if the Vikings offered a similar trade package with the No. 11 pick in this year’s draft. If that’s the case, the Vikings may have another asset they could give up to leapfrog the Falcons.
Purple Insider’s Matthew Coller entertained the idea of trading up to the No. 3 spot by offering the New England Patriots something they’ve been deprived of for many years — a star wide receiver.
Not Justin Jefferson, but Jordan Addison.
“What if it’s Jordan Addison? I think I would do that. As much as I really like Addison and think he is becoming a star, that would be worth it. I think the No. 2 receiver is something you can replace,” Coller said on a February 10 episode of the “Purple Insider” podcast.
Coller called for the following proposal as a deal he would be willing to offer in exchange for the No. 3 overall pick to land Daniels:
Jordan Addison
No. 11 overall pick in 2024 draft
Future first-round pick
Future second-round pick
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Three-round 2024 NFL mock draft: Vikings trade up for QB Bo Nix in Round 2
Quarterbacks will once again be the story of the NFL draft in 2024, but it won’t just be the prospects coming into the league making all the headlines. I expect two veteran signal-callers — Justin Fields and Russell Wilson — to be on the move, which will significantly impact the league’s Annual Selection Meeting.
In my three-round mock draft, I project the Bears will decide to move on from Fields and select USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick. In my forecast, the Bears send Fields to New England. The Patriots would swap first-round selections with Chicago this year and also give up a 2024 fourth-round pick and a conditional 2025 pick in the deal, similar to the trade between the Packers and Jets for Aaron Rodgers last year. I’m also projecting the Broncos will part with Wilson before next season, with Atlanta signing the veteran after his release. The contract extension signed by Wilson before the 2022 season will likely prevent a trade, and he also has a no-trade clause in that deal.
Throw in five soon-to-be rookies finding new homes in the top 33 selections, and you have a quarterback carousel that would draw crowds at Coney Island.
There are seven compensatory picks projected at the end of the third round of this mock. The first four are awarded to teams for losing 2023 free agents, as projected by Over the Cap. The final three reflect the projected compensation gained from teams hiring minority candidates away from the Rams, 49ers and Buccaneers for head coach/general manager openings.
